Suspensory bandage



C. S. KEIRSTEAD SUSPENSORY BANDAGE Feb. 12 1924. 1,483,351

Filed April 1s 1922 Patented Feb. l2, i924.

miran CHARLES S. KEIRST'EAD, OF ANDOVER, MASSACHUSETTS.

SUSPENSORY BANDAGE.

Application -led April 18, 192,2;- Sorial N10.. 555,295@- To all wromfz'may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES S. KrimsrnAD, a citizen ofthe United States,residing at Andovenin the county of Essex and State of Massachusetts,have invented new and useful Improvements in S-uspensory Bandages, ofwhiehthefollowing is a speciication.

This invention relates toa. suspensory bandage and has for its object toprovide ay device of therharacter mentioned which is capable of beingeasily adjusted and fitted tothe body, will be light andv com-y fortableto wear, can `lbe easily launderedand is also durable.

The invention consists inthe combination and arrangement of parts setforth in the following spec-iication and particularly pointed. out `inthe claims thereof.

Referring.- to the drawings:

Figurev 1 represents a perspective View of a suspensory bandageembodying my invention, kthe device :being illustratedinthepositionitoccupies when adjusted'and fitted to the i body of the.wearer.

Fig. 2 is a. View illustrating the device before beingv fitted to. thewearer, the free end of? the pouchA being detached from the waistband.

Fig. 3 is a transverse section` taken on the line 3 3. of Fig. 2 andillustrating the padding at the rear edge of the pouch.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of one of the loops illustrating the hookattached at the rear thereof.

Like-numerals refer to like parts throughoutJ the several views of thedrawings.

In the drawings, 5 represents-a waistband embodying therein a frontmember 6 constructed of any suitable strong fabric at the rear of whicha belt portionv 7' constructed of a suitable nona-elastic webbing ispermanently attached. rIlhe belt portion 7 protrudes beyond each end ofthe front' at.12 and stitched to a reinforcing tape 13. A free endportion 14E of the pouch 10 is,v fastenedby stitching toy an auxiliarywaistband 15 and said end portion is gathered at 16 and stitched to areinforcing tape 17. The auxiliary waistband 15 is detachably-securedtothe waistband :5 as illustrated in Eig. lyby a plurality of. fasteningmem-k bers-18 secured to-sa-id auxiliary waistband, said. fasteningkmembers 3o-.operating Vwith other fastening members 19 fast tosaidwaistband 5. The; effect produced by gathering the material of thepouch l0 at 12 and 16 is to form an'enlarged intermediatev portion- 2O`as.. illustrated in., Fig. 2, and when the auxiliary waistband 15 isattached tothe. waistband 5 as illustrated in Fig. 1 the pouchlOconstitutes a receptacle in whioh the scrotum is supported in the usualwell known. manner.

The frontand rear edges offthepouch `10 are; protected by binding'tape-at 21 and 22 respactively,l and thecentral portion of the rearedge. of said pouch is pr-mfidedi with a-suitable padding to prevent thebody of the wearer from becoming chafedfrom contact therewith. When thefree end of the pouch 10 is attached.` totliewaistband 5 an opening 2e1s provided. atvthe front of; said:

and detachably secured to 1 the f front portiony of the waistband 5adjacent to one side of the pouch 1,0,.a hook 2,8 fast to saidloop-cooperating with one of aplurality of eyes 29 fast to saidwaistbanditofasten said loop to kSaid waistband. The tape 26 connectswith a loop 27 detachably securedto the front portion of the auxiliarywaistband 15 adjacent to the other side of saidy pouch 10,

the hook 26 fastto said loop (so-operatingy therear portionl of thepouch. 1() has beellv adjusted to lit the wearer, the end portions ofsaid tapes are tied together et 30 andV 31 respectively as illustratedin 1". Itis evident that thedevce as '..llnstratod 25 and 26 allow therear of said pouch to i be adjusted to the height desired. The elasticloops 27 provide a yielding support for the rear of the pouch l() andsaid loops may be quickly transferred from one eye 29 to another of saideyes in adjusting the device to comfortably it the body and said loopsmay be removed entirely from the device when the latter is laundered.

I claim:

l. A suspensory bandage having, in combination, a waistband, a pouchadapted to enclose the scrotum, one end of said pouch being permanentlysecured to said waistband, an auxiliary band fast to the other end ofsaid pouch, said auxiliary band being detachably secured to saidwaistband and means to yieldingly support the rear of said pouch.

2. A suspensory bandage having, in combination, a waistband, a pouchadapted to enclose the scrotum, one end of said pouch being permanentlysecured to said waistband, an auxiliary band fast to the other end ofsaid pouch, said auxiliary band being detachably secured to saidwaistband, a loo fast to said waistband adjacent to one si e of saidpouch, a second loop fast to said auxiliary band adjacent to the otherside of said pouch and means connecting the rear of said pouch with saidloops to support said pouch at the rear thereof.

3. A suspensory bandage having, in combination, a waistband, a pouchadapted to enclose the scrotum, one end of said pouch being permanentlysecured to said waistband, kan auxiliary band fast to the other end ofsaid pouch, said auxiliary band being detachably secured to saidwaistband, a loop fast to said waistband adjacent to one side of saidpouch, a second loop fast to said auxiliary band adjacent to the otherside of said pouch and tapes attached to said pouch at the rear thereofand connecting with said loops whereby the height of said pouch may bevaried at the rear thereof.

4. A suspensory bandage having, in coinbination, a waistband, a pouchadapted to enclose the scrotum, one end of said pouch being permanentlysecured to said waistband, an auxiliary band fast to the other end ofsaid pouch, said auxiliary band being detachably secured to saidwaistband, an elastic loop secured to said waistband adjacent to oneside of said pouch, a second elastic loop secured tosaid auxiliary bandadjacent to the other side of said pouch and means connecting the rearof said pouch with said loops to support said pouch at the rear thereof.

5. A suspensory bandage having, in combination, a waistband, a pouchadapted to enclose the scrotum, one end of said pouch being permanentlysecured to said waistband, an auxiliary band fast to the other end ofsaid pouch, said auxiliary band being detacliably secured to saidwaistband, an elastic loop detachably secured to said waistband adjacentto one side of said pouch, a second elastic loop detachably secured tosaid .auxiliary band adjacent to the other side of said pouch andtapesattached to said pouch at the rear thereof and connecting with saidloops whereby the height of said pouch may be varied at the rearthereof.

6. A suspensory bandage having, in combination, a waistband, a pouchadapted to enclose the scrotum, one end of said pouch being permanentlysecured to said waistband, an auxiliary band fast to the other end ofsaid pouch, a plurality of fastening members fast to said waistband, aplurality of other fastening members fast to said auxiliary band landco-operating with said firstnamed fastening members to detachably securesaid auxiliary band to said waistband, a loop fast to said waistbandadjacent to one side of said pouch, a second loop fast to said auxiliaryband adjacent to the other side of said pouch and tapes connecting therear-'of said pouch with said loops to support said pouch at the rearthereof.

7. A suspensory bandage having, in combination, a waistband, a pouchadapted to enclose the scrotum, one end of said pouch being `permanentlysecured to said waistband, an auxiliary band fast to the other end ofsaid pouch, said auxiliary band being detachably secured to saidwaistband, a plurality of fastening members secured to said waistbandadjacent to one side of said pouch, a plurality of other fasteningmembers secured to said auxiliary band adjacent to the other side ofsaid pouch, a` loop detachably secured to said fastening members at eachside of said pouch and tapes attached to said pouch at the rear thereofand connecting with said loops whereby the height of said pouch may bevaried at the rear thereof. y

8. A suspensory bandage having. in combination. a waistband` a pouchadapted to enc-lose the scrotum, one end of said pouch being permanentlysecured to said waistband and the other end thereof 'being detachablysecured thereto. said pouch being provided with a padded edge at therear thereof and means to support the rear of said pouch at the front ofsaid waistband.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

Cil-IAS. S. KEIRSTEAD. Witnesses:

- JOHN C. ANGUs,

GLiiDYs V. WooDWARD.

